Search operations for missing persons take place near the Gyeongho River Rest Area in Oesong-ri, Sinan-myeon, Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam, which suffered damage from heavy rain and landslides on the 22nd. /Courtesy of News1

Two missing persons were found dead due to heavy rain in Sancheong County, Gyeongnam.

According to the disaster site integrated support headquarters established in Sancheong County, a police search dog found a presumed woman in her 60s buried underground around 4:10 p.m. on the 22nd in the area of Bangmok-ri, Danseong-myeon, Sancheong County. Earlier, around 3:10 p.m., the fire authority found a presumed man in his 70s in a pile of debris on a road in Mogo-ri, Sancheong-eup.

The two individuals found in a state of cardiac arrest are reported to have died. It is said that both discovery locations were near residential areas. The number of deaths due to the heavy rain in Sancheong County has risen to 12, while the number of missing persons has decreased to 2.

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